This anonymous all-girl group is set to expose sexism in the Indian art world

Are you ready for Guerrilla Girls?

One can only imagine that the fourth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (December 12 – March 29) will be a space for healing and reflection in the wake of the #MeToo movement. This year also happens to be the year when the biennale gets its first female curator, and on Anita Dube’s roster of artists are the iconic Guerrilla Girls, and we can’t wait to see how they respond. Notorious for their artistic interventions that call out sexism, racism and bigotry in the art world, the three-decade-old New York artist-activist collective asked a probing question in 1989 when they questioned the gender imbalance at the Met. Their now-viral yellow poster campaign continues to unveil updated statistics targeting various institutions. Provocative and bold, their India debut is every art girl’s dream come true. They say: “We can’t wait to meet artists, curators and activists in Kochi, and learn about their work. We are also excited to see our posters being translated into Malayalam.”

Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? (2012). Image: Guerrillagirls.com